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Hip-hop mogul Kanye West and British R&B singer Amy Winehouse topped the 2008 Grammy nominations, receiving eight and six respectively. Other top nominees announced today include: Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Rihanna, T-Pain and Timbaland.
West is up for Album of the Year for 'Graduation,' while Winehouse makes for stiff competition with her 2006 release 'Black to Black'. The Foo Fighters 'Echoes, Silence, Patience, & Grace,' Vince Gill's 'These Days' and Herbie Hancock's tribute to Joni Mitchell, 'River: The Joni Letters,' round out the category.
Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' goes up against Rihanna's 'Umbrella,' Justin Timberlake's 'What Goes Around Comes Around,' Winehouse's 'Rehab' and the Foo's 'The Pretender' for Record of the Year.
This year, newcomers Plain White T's get a Song of the Year nod for their hit single 'Hey There Delilah,' while Corrine Bailey Rae's mellow 'Like a Star' and Carrie Underwood's seething 'Before He Cheats' also have stakes in the category with 'Umbrella' and 'Rehab.'
There will be a brawl for the Best New Artist award between rehab-defiant Winehouse, Apple-friendly Feist, pop-punk Paramore, and country sensation Taylor Swift gunning for the honor.